Dickie, D.J.; Palk, HelenMareMagnum
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460 pages. Index. Lovely colour plates plus black and white illustrations. Intended for 11-year old readers. Rather than a formal history of Canada, this book "Provides a few pictures of life and action that may pave the way for historical study in the later grades." - from Foreward. Very light wear and soiling. Unmarked. Minor lean to spine. Excellent copy of this lovely work. Book
Features include: Some Objectives in Breeding Cymbidiums; Growing Cattleya from Seed to Flower in 2 1/2 years; Processing Osmunda; Mythology and Orchids; An Introduction to Hybrid Cymbidiums (III. Rosanna var. Pinkie, F.C.C., RHS); The Longshore Story - Frank Longshore; Modern Cypripedium Hybrids (II. Cypripedium insigne); and Book Review: "The Reh Method of Greenhouse Culture under Plastic Fibre Glass" by Frederick and Winifred Reh. Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
240 pages including glossary. Author reveals the story of his life as an infantry lieutenant on the ground in Vietnam. If some soldiers, barely out of high school, might die there, others might find hidden steel in themselves and grow. Author was one who grew, also one who fought, one who killed, and one for whom the helicopter finally came to take away a shattered body. A book of truth and power which stands proudly with the best books written about men in combat. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to clean book. Several tiny tears to dust jacket which shows light wear. Very nice copy. Book
474 pages including index. Morgentaler's story is an intriguing and unique one, and, until now , a story that has never been completely told. Traces the life of a man forced to face death at an early age, a man who has chosen to live as a perpetual and deliberate outsider and a man who may not himself understand why he feels he must go to battle for an issue that few Canadians are entirely comfortable with. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Probably unread. Excellent copy. Book
Features: The American White Painted Dial - A Pictorial Essay; The Peoria Watch Story, Part I - Peoria No. 1; The Gruen Verithin Pocket Watch; The Holbrook Dynasty; The Evolution of Canadian Horology - An Overview; When it is time to dispose of your Clocks and Watches; Balance Assemblies - Principles of Operation and a little History; The Herschede Electromechanical Movement - The Follow-up; How to Make a Cylindrical Equitorial Sundial; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
276 pages. The story of an energetic, involved woman. Her life divides into two phases. As the wife of John Graves Simcoe, Elizabeth is a sensible lady of the Age of Reason, pursuing the picturesque with sketch book and water colours. Following Simcoe's death, her long life as a widow finds meaning in fostering the well-being of her church. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
420 pages. Moderate wear. Attractive in glossy illustrated boards. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Unpaginated. All aspects of this book are gorgeously illustrated in colour - boards, endpapers and especially the contents. Somewhat above-average external wear. Contents pleasantly very clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A nice copy of this truly heartwarming work. Book
213 pages. The inspiring story of one woman's fight for life. The wait for a donor was long but in 1985 author underwent her transplant. She was unconscious for 30 days, but four months later she danced at her welcome home party. Very light wear. Book
Pages 357-388. Many nice black and white photos. Features: Continuation of Sir John Franklin article; Diving for Pearls - article with great photos; Marine Engines and their Story - part 2; The Wild Boat of the Atlantic - the clipper Dreadnought; In the Royal Navy - much training is required before a youth may enter the Royal Navy; Seven Years Under the Sea - the sunken White Star liner Laurentic; Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
283 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. "Devastatingly candid... Rousing... Fascinating... Beautifully written... You'll be charmed, enlightened and entertained." - Trevor Lautens. "Destined to become a bible for every aspiring municipal politician, and anyone with a bitch against City Hall." - from back cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
114 pages. Features: Miss Georgina undresses; Revealing Lesley Anne Down, star of "Upstairs, Downstairs"; Born Free - Our Sexiest Springbook; The Story of the Tommy Gun; The Return of Bruce and Morgan; Centrefold - Susan Nell; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
86 pages. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Please note: one of the three black and white plates is missing. Page 7 loose but present. Book
139 pages. "When John Brunswick, a Swiss immigrant woodworker, built his first billiard table in 1845, he started a 140-year series of events that has resulted in the transformation of his small Cincinnati firm into today's diversified Brunswick Corporation. Archival photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
229 pages. Includes black and white illustrations. The story of a young person who returned from serving overseas for four years in the Canadian Army. Like many others, he floundered in the attempt to get himself oriented into civilian life. Deals with author's training to become a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; with a man who loved living, and found real life, love, laughter and lament, in the service of God and humanity. Negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
160 pages including footnotes, bibliography and index. Numerous black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. "Tells the story of Anticosti and its people from the discovery by Jacques Cartier to the present day." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with average wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
181 pages including glossary and notes. Illustrated in black and white. Chapters include: Origins; the coming of the longshoremen; the open shop era; the people create the Port of Tacoma; the great strike of 1934; the AFL-CIO split; mechanization; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. Nice copy. Book
230 pages including index, bibliography and black and white illustrations. The story of a remarkable man, and a fascinating period in B.C. history. From fragments of recorded history, official documents, and exhaustive interviews with the coal miners who knew Cumberland and knew Ginger Goodwin, she has pieced together an extraordinary tale. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
261 pages including index. Told for the first time, here are the stories of twelve of Canada's outstanding labour leaders and organizers. Their accounts tell the behind-the-scenes story of some of the key events in twentieth-century Canadian history from the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek of the unemployed which played a major role in the defeat of Tory prime minister R.B. Bennett and the 1945 Ford strike in Windsor which consolidated the rights of big industrial unions through to the 1972 Common Front of Quebec's public sector workers. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding solid. Book
194 pages. Features: American Rambler - virtually ignored by automotive history; The Chevrolet Story - Part II; Lagonda Comes of Age - before the days of planned obsolesence; The Sting Ray - Racing represents a small segment of its role in Corvette history; How to Participate in an auction or concours; Mid-Century Masterpiece - The Lotis Elite's sales career was spectacular; Cover Car - 1932 Packard Five-Passenger Phaeton; and more. Some moisture exposure with related staining/waviness, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
178 pages. Features: The Lozier Story - Part I; New York to Paris - still the longest race; The Real McCoy - Corvette History - Part IX; Cadillac's Dream Machines - Eldorado to Cyclone; The Annual Hoosier Show; Adventure - the name of the game - Henry Austin Clark tells the story; Cadillac-LaSalle Meet; Cover Car - 1950 Ford Crestliner; and more. Moderate wear. Minor moisture exposure. A sound copy. Magazine
194 pages. Features: The Lozier Story - part III; The Edsel Story; Run of the Canary Teakettle - coast-to-coast via MGTC '49; College Student Gets His Wheels - a 1940 Buick Special; Rear-Engined Revolutionary - the Cooper Racing Car; The Real McCoy - Part II (continuing the Corvette story); Cover Truck - a 1929 Hug Roadbuilder; and more. Average wear. Some moisture exposure. A sound copy. Magazine
178 pages. Features: The Lozier Story - Part II; The Real McCoy (Corvette History) - Part X; Chrysler's Early Eights (Part II); The Road to Concours d'Elegance - from junk to show winner; Mustant - Ford's Wonder Car - Part I; Vintage Car Races; Degreasing Auto Parts; Cover Car - 1929 Packard Model 6-26; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
162 pages. Features: The Cadillac's Eldorado Brougham - an exclusive automobile; The Chevrolet Story - Part I; Dodge Automobiles - without the Brothers?; Rebuilding a Model T - there's more than one way; Painting and Finishing - a restoration feature; Mustang - Ford's Wonder Car - Part II; Cover car - 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham; and more. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
194 pages. Features: Early Motoring - in 1913 Hiram Kneedler packed his family into a Studebaker EMF 30 and headed from Iowa to Los Angeles - his day-to-day diary makes a classic story for car buffs; Morgan Sports Car - the 'flat radiator' Morgan is the classic model of an equally classic marque; The Cars & Parts Story - the story of this magazine; The Chevrolet Story - Part III - Ford, the champion - is challenged by Chevrolet; The Dodge Brothers Four; In the Rear View Mirror; Hudson Jet - brought its producer to its knees; Cover Car - 1926 Chandler Comrade Roadster; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
